i just lost his father. >> that was kristen dalghren reporting. meanwhile, dozens of chicago firefighters battled to save an historic church. flames destroyed much of the shrine of christ the king catholic church on the city's south side. no word on injuries or what may have caused the fire. there's been another difficult and busy 24 hours across south carolina. teams frantically trying to secure dams being tested right now by rising floodwaters. columbia has been one of the areas hardest hit, that's where jay gray is with the latest. >> reporter: a rush to higher ground. families near beaver creek urge to evacuate as crews struggle to reinforce the dam, pushed past its limited by growing flood water. >> we have a lot of holes in the system we're filling right now. >> reporter: national guard helicopters dropped massive sandbags trying to plug some of the holes while on the ground trucks and cranes are moving in rocks to fill in the cracks. >> they put almost 400 tons of rock or in the process of putting 400 tons of rock in. >> reporter: for now i